PEER COMPANIES

Shares of Rajesh Exports (up 1.17 per cent), PC Jeweller (up 0.85 per cent), Blue Star (up 0.50 per cent), Whirlpool of India (up 0.36 per cent) and Titan Company (up 0.33 per cent) were in the green in the consumer durables index.

On the contrary, Bajaj Electricals (down 2.81 per cent), VIP Industries (down 1.46 per cent), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (down 0.53 per cent), TTK Prestige (down 0.43 per cent) and Symphony (down 0.17 per cent) were in the red around that time.

The BSE Consumer Durables index was trading 0.14 per cent up at 20,364 around 02:10 pm.

Benchmark BSE Sensex was 106 points down at 35,357, while the NSE Nifty50 index was down 32 points at 10,736.

Sensex kitty had 11 stocks advancing and 20 declining in trade.

Shares of Sun Pharma surged nearly 9 per cent in the Sensex index, leading the pack of Sensex gainers.